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- Private investigator John Shaft is recruited to go undercover to break up a modern slavery ring where young Africans are lured to Paris to do chain-gang work.
- A young nurse saves a little girl from a deadly conflict zone, then soon finds herself in the center of the conflict.
- Our figurine sized supermen hero embarks on an epic surreal journey that will take him across the Ethiopian post apocalyptic landscape in search of a way to get on the hovering spacecraft that for years has become a landmark in the skies.
- When an Ethiopian boy moves in with distant relatives he takes his pet sheep with him but the upcoming holidays spell danger for his beloved friend.
- A spiritual journey into the highlands of Harar, immersed in the rituals of khat, a leaf Sufi Muslims chewed for centuries for religious meditations - and Ethiopia's most lucrative cash crop today.
- A young lawyer travels to an Ethiopian village to represent Hirut, a 14-year-old girl who shot her would-be husband as he and others were practicing one of the nation's oldest traditions: abduction into marriage.
- 16 year old Jewish Mina, is trying to navigate between a surreal routine dictated by the civil war in Ethiopia and her last days of youth with her Christian boyfriend Eli. When she discovers that her family is planning to immigrate to Israel and escape the war, she weaves an alternate plan in order to save Eli. But in times of war, plans tend to go wrong. Marsha's coming of age film debut film is based on her childhood memories of a civil-war-torn Ethiopia.
- The Ethiopian intellectual Anberber returns to his native country during the repressive totalitarian regime of Haile Mariam Mengistu and the recognition of his own displacement and powerlessness at the dissolution of his people's humanity and social values. After several years spent studying medicine in Germany, he finds the country of his youth replaced by turmoil. His dream of using his craft to improve the health of Ethiopians is squashed by a military junta that uses scientists for its own political ends. Seeking the comfort of his countryside home, Anberber finds no refuge from violence. The solace that the memories of his youth provide is quickly replaced by the competing forces of military and rebelling factions. Anberber needs to decide whether he wants to bear the strain or piece together a life from the fragments that lie around him.
- Amakki, a lyrical journey through Sidama's coffee-growing hills, intimately explores the interconnected lives of four women, celebrating the profound moments of love, loss, and resilience that shape the tapestry of motherhood and womanhood
- In Ethiopia, two men are running to achieve their dreams.
- An in-depth look at the world of coffee and global trade.
- "A Walk to Beautiful" tells the story of five women in Ethiopia suffering from devastating childbirth injuries. Rejected by their husbands and ostracized by their communities, these women are left to spend the rest of their lives in loneliness and shame. We follow each of these women on their journey to a special hospital in Addis Ababa where they find solace for the first time in years, and we stay with them as their lives begin to change. Through the intimate experiences all five share, we are no longer in the heart of Africa-we are in the hearts of these women. The trials they endure and their attempts to rebuild their lives tell a universal story of hope, courage, and transformation.
- The story is set in Merkato, a sprawling market in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, considered to be Africa's largest open-air market, narrating the story of a girl, Selam, whose kindness and perseverance transforms her life for the better. Selam confronts the hardship life of her village but is determined to change the circumstances she and her family face, through athletics. The film depicts the young girl as a symbol and an inspiration for women and girls and that they, too, can be destined for greatness.
- A personal investigation into the mysterious life of the director's Aunt Sally, an Ethiopian aristocrat-turned-communist-rebel who disappeared after the revolution that lead to the overthrow of Emperor Haile Selassie.
- A drama about two Ethiopians who enter a marriage of convenience and struggle to maintain traditional values as they strive toward their dreams.
- In the village of Megendi in Ethiopia, maternity care is changing. Caught in the midst of the shift, a community of women explore how best to provide for expectant mothers. At the center, a 25-year-old woman weighs what is expected of her against what she needs, bringing past pain to the surface. Working through her discomfort, she finds solace in her fellow women and the godfather of her child. As the story unfolds, she uncovers her true wishes and with them, an unshakeable desire to remain loyal to her heart.
- 30 years after "Operation Solomon", which brought 15,000 Jews from Ethiopia to Israel in 22.5 hours, and was presented as a magnificent military operation that only Israel can pull off, "With No Land" uncover the other side of the coin, the one silenced and kept in the dark, about the life-threatening actions of the Jewish Ethiopian activists in Ethiopia, Israel and North America. With first hand testimonies and unique archive footage the film retell the history that led to Operation Solomon and follows the 2021 operation to bring those that were left behind.
- Family's life turned upside down after welcoming an uncle when he sexually assaults the young daughter. It evolves around how society's perception and pressure has divided the family apart in bringing the man forward to the authorities.
- The Kiryat Moshe neighborhood on the outskirts of Rehovot is home to a large Jewish Ethiopian community. Nowadays a national priority construction evacuation project guarantees the residents a safe exit from the neglected and poor ghetto. Hana, a single mother who is worries about her teenage son, jumps at the opportunity for a change that will keep him away from drug dealers in the neighborhood. She joins Kevret, a young and idealistic, head of the tenants' committee, to lead the neighborhood residents. Both embark on an 8-year wish for change through the bureaucratic paths of politicians and real estate sharks.
- Follows an eighteen year old Ethiopian girl, Tsega, during the most important period of life: she just finished her national exam and is now waiting for the results, on which her future will depend.
- A young Addis Ababa taxi driver gets caught up in the dark side of love, causing his taxi to be stolen. He finds himself stuck in a relationship with a prostitute, making him confront his past and discover what is the price of love.
- A wealthy businessman tries to buy land for a new factory, but develops a complicated relationship with the young woman who owns the land.
- A young man infected with an aggressive strain of rabies must survive long enough to save his fiancee and unborn child from the murderous loan shark that threatens his family. The disease takes hold with unintended consequences as it transforms him to take on the rabid characteristics of the animal that gave him the disease.
- Happy families gets the hardships and ups and downs of the family with the illness of their beloved young girl.
- Matko (42) is released from prison 15 years after murdering his wife. He sets out to find his only son Mesgenaw who was 2 at the time of the murder. After a long and arduous journey, he discovers what his son underwent over the years.
- The simple life in his mother's hut off the grid set against the huge TVs in the apartment blocks where the other children live. Asalif adapts to the changes to his familiar surroundings with growing autonomy. He becomes Anbessa, the lion.
- "My name is Norro and I am a 12-year-old Dassanetch girl. Not long ago they circumcised me and also my sister Nohode. It is a very ancient custom in my land. If we didn't have it done, nobody would respect us. We would not be able to get married or have kids. We would be alone, rejected by everybody". This documentary explains the history of Norró and Nohode, two Dassanetch sisters that were subject to circumcision. We will live alongside them and their family during the days before the ritual is held. Through their words and gestures we will learn what they think and why this deep-rooted tradition is practised.
- Life in America is an amharic movie based on how Ethiopians live their live and deal with their culture in America.
- A film that will span three continents and deal with the issue of illegal immigration to America.
- An Ethiopian immigrant, sets out on a journey through his children's homes after losing his wife. Coming to know some of life's harsh new realities, he tries to survive in his own way.
- The film Rift Finfinnee takes the viewer on a journey through the periphery of Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa - an allegorical narrative about the becoming urban of an African society on the edge of civil war.
- The journey of three Ethiopian boys struggling with their health and identity and the quirky but extraordinary American doctor they live with.
- With the death of her beloved mother, Hewan, a poster child for the successful, over-achieving immigrant, thought she was going to be able to finally bury her memories of Ethiopia. But the sudden appearance of her estranged father at the wake starts unsticking her perfect quilt of a life. The last time Hewan had seen her father was right before he fled the military junta which had toppled the Haile Selassie regime. He was a marked man- a bone fide aristocrat, a member of the Emperor's cabinet, a well regarded diplomat. Men like Ambassador Merid didn't flee Ethiopia. But 1974 dawned a new and bloody era in Ethiopia, and caught up in what would be known as the Red Terror days was a 15-year-old Hewan, her two brothers and her mother. Now, over thirty years later, Hewan sits face-to-face with a father who never came back for the family. Ambassador Merid, still a regal and powerful personality, arrives at his daughter's house, perhaps to also put Ethiopia and his nightmares to rest. Things start to further corrode when, at a chance encounter at an art gallery, Hewn runs into the man who had tortured her during the Red Terror. Ben, a successful consultant and a single father, has moved to Los Angeles. He is intrigued by Hewan, and she doesn't fend off his flirtations. How does a woman resurrect her past demons in order to slay them? How does a man determined to keep his thorny past hidden deal with a present that was quickly unraveling? And how does a father, a scion of wealth, status and breeding, come to terms with being painstakingly humbled by the unsaid words of a daughter he had abandoned?
- "It was an era, it was the start of a new vision" says Amha Eshete, the first Ethiopian music producer back in the Golden Age, the days of Swingin' Addis. The album releases that have crossed Ethiopian borders are mainly recordings from the 50's to the 80's, however, the contemporary music scene from Addis remains, bar a few exceptions, unknown to the rest of the world. Is Addis still swinging as it used to? Music in Addis is present in actions and sounds spread out on differentiated spaces, it is an expression of the everyday urban life and its processes of transformation and adaptation in the city. New Voices In An Old Flower explores this vitality of music looking at the plurality of the city and its people. Drifting in unplanned tours through the urban landscape of contemporary Addis Ababa, this film is shaped by encounters, dialogues and collaborations with musicians and other inhabitants of the city.
- In the heart of a culture steeped in tradition and honor, "Criterion for Marriage" unfolds the poignant tale of Lijenesh, a young woman on the cusp of marital bliss. Her life takes an unexpected turn when her fiancé, swayed by societal norms and misconceptions, abandons her on the eve of their wedding. He is misled to believe that Lijenesh was violated by Bedilu, a man rumored to be obsessively infatuated with her. Crushed by this betrayal, Lijenesh grapples with the harsh realization that her worth, in the eyes of her beloved and her community, hinges on her virginity-a virtue she has been unfairly accused of losing. The film delves deep into Lijenesh's inner turmoil, capturing the raw emotion of a woman whose personal dignity is overshadowed by archaic values. Amidst this emotional chaos, Bedilu faces legal persecution for a crime he didn't commit. As the courtroom drama unfolds, it becomes evident that the key to his exoneration lies in Lijenesh's testimony. Torn between societal expectations and her own sense of justice, Lijenesh finds herself at a crossroads. Her decision promises to challenge entrenched beliefs and alter the lives of those around her irrevocably. "Criterion for Marriage" is a compelling exploration of love, honor, and the pursuit of truth. It's a narrative that resonates with the struggle of many women caught between personal integrity and societal norms. This film is not just a story of an individual's fight for justice; it is a poignant commentary on the values that define and sometimes confine human relationships.
- Set in 1972, in a season of hot Political turmoil that started the downfall of the Emperor and the mass executions of top officials, Abraham Gezahagn tells us about a child's struggle to cope with societal ignorance of moral crime. In the paradigm of the story, the unknown narrator (as an adult) tells us a story about his mother (Misrak) and his childhood experience. He tells us about his father's death, which paved the way for his mother's mental instability. "Politics, love and tragedy: one family's epic tale."
- Nardos, an Azmari singer from Addis Ababa, dreams of telling stories about the lives of ordinary people through her music. In her search for the stories behind her songs, she meets Gennet, a poet who lives on the streets with her children. Nardos puts the lives, visions and power of Ethiopian women at the center of her creation as we slowly immerse ourselves in a rapidly changing country.
- A widowed father struggles to save his daughter when she becomes a victim of sexual assault.
- A tale of minimal yet indispensable stories with a letter as unifying element of them all. Together they create the idiosyncrasy of Ethiopian women. Women who challenge the difficulties of the world they have to live in by means of their perseverance, efforts, dignity, sensibility and huge firmness. Muna is a film about the woman, because Muna is an Ethiopian woman, an African matriarch.
- A hip urban reggae film about music, passion, love and devotion! Tsegaye is a driven mucician who leaves his wife and children in California, to search for a long lost childhood friend, Kirubel.
- This is the intense account of a special orphanage in Addis Ababa. On their 13th birthday, the children are informed that they were born with HIV. A confrontational story but hopeful too thanks to the lust for life of the children.
- Fikir, a ten-year-old street urchin, wakes up one morning after dreaming of an angel and finds an orange outside of his makeshift dwelling. After a bully steals his shoeshine rig, he is consoled by some other homeless youths and joins them in selling tissues. He interacts with an angel who shows him his true nature and becomes the prophet of the Golden Age. He reaches out to other young parents who are conceiving children who are destined to be prophets, sages, and leaders. Among the conceiving parents are a prostitute who doesn't know the father of her child, a couple from different social classes who elope, a model who must choose between her career and motherhood, and a social worker who works with HIV-positive orphans who conceives with a taxi-van conductor and poet who wants to free the lions at the zoo.